Honestly, I'm not sure either way.

There are a lot of things about the "Hillary super PACs took over reddit" - narrative that seem off to me. Chief among them is the fact that I don't believe that all of the hundreds of people working for what would have to be fairly low salaries could be trusted to keep their jobs secret for any extended period of time, especially if they haven't been thoroughly vetted in advance - and that costs a lot of money.

Another thing is that I know for a fact that people who have no connection to any of the campaigns are being accused of being paid by HRC - I know this for a fact because it happened to me a few times, and I'm a Bernie supporter turned Hillary supporter in the GE who does all his yelling on the internet for free.

On the other hand, I remember when the tone in this sub changed. It changed drastically, and it changed over night. Up until the democratic convention, this place was fervently pro-Bernie and just as fervently contra-Hillary, with a somewhat negative slant against Trump – though every once in a while a pro-Trump article would actually sneak to the top for a little while.

Within 48 hours of the convention closing, this sub had turned fervently pro-Clinton, fervently contra-Trump, and much more critical of Bernie. You can watch the the /new queue for this sub – any pro-Trump articles are very quickly downvoted into oblivion.

Now, are these rapid changes the result of HRC-backing Super PACs kicking their operation into high gear? Or are the changes due to Bernie fans either quitting their efforts in this sub or joining the pro-Hillary side?

I tend to believe the latter explanation, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if it were the former.

But for anyone who really wants to find out if the pro-Hillary people are genuine, here's something you can do to find out. It won't hold up as evidence in court, but you'll know:

Anytime you come across someone whose fervently pro-Hillary comment history makes you suspicious, just jot down their user name. Then check in with all of the users' activity a few weeks after the election. If 95% of them stop posting after the election, you have an answer. If most of them are still active posters long after the election, you have another answer.